Kamis, 28 Februari 2013

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Australian police seize record amounts of the drug 'ice'

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:37:13 +1100

Australian police have arrested men from Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia in a drugs bust that netted more than half a tonne of the methamphetamine known as ice.

Thailand's government signs agreement to end southern insurgency

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:37:07 +1100

Thailand has for the first time signed an agreement with a Muslim rebel group, pledging to work towards peace talks to end the often-violent insurgency in the south.

India's pre-election budget a mixed bag

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:36:37 +1100

India's Finance minister has unveiled a pre-election budget by signalling a 16-percent rise in public spending, amid ongoing concerns over the national deficit.

Australian-US alliance a factor in Chinese investment decisions

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:36:32 +1100

The growing size and value of China's investments in Australia makes the case for a bilateral investment treaty increasingly urgent, according to our next guest.

Interpol launches programme to tackle illegal fishing

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:36:28 +1100

Each year billions of dollars worth of fish are taken illegally from the world's oceans, much of it from the Pacific Ocean.

87 police in Papua New Guinea dismissed for misconduct

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:36:16 +1100

The Papua New Guinea police force has revealed that 87 officers were dismissed for misconduct between 2010 and 2012, and about half of the 87 were dismissed for police brutality.

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